"THE FULFILLMENT OF SCRIPTURE IN JESUS"
First Reading: Nehemiah 8: 2-6, 8-18
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12: 12-30
Gospel Reading: Luke 11: 1-4, 4: 14-21
* First reading is from the book of Nehemiah. This passage explains to us about what happened after Jews returned from exile in Babylon. The nation had to be rebuilt. Ezra the priest took the task of re-establishing the Jewish religion. He read the book of the law of Moses to the people. Then he made them renew the Covenant with the Lord God.
* Second reading is from the First letter of St. Paul to Corinthians. In this passage Paul explains to the community in Corinth how the human body is united and functions as a single unit. Though the human body is made of many parts,all of them work together for the benefit of the whole body. The Apostle affirms that so it is with the Church. Though it is composed of many members coming from different cultures, backgrounds and empowered with various and different gifts it forms a unity in Christ. He stresses how each one of us must cooperate with others for each one is a necessary member of the Body of Christ.
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me"
Today's Gospel reading is from St. Luke. It has two sections. In the first part the evangelist gives a description about how and why he undertook the task of writing an account of the life and the teachings of Jesus. In the second part we have a description about the beginning of the public ministry of Jesus. Jesus started His public ministry in the synagogue at Nazareth. There He opened the book of the Prophet Isaiah and read the passage relating to His future ministry: that is to preach the good news to the poor, proclaim release to the captives, sight to the blind and liberty to the oppressed.
Jesus then went on to announce that this prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled on that very day. Thus in the Gospel we have the announcement that God's promises are fulfilled in Jesus His Son. The long waiting for the Messiah has come to its fulfillment. That Jesus is in fact the one promised by God. This message of the Gospel first preached in Galilee has to find its fulfillment in and through us.
Hence the following need to be done.
1. God's power is necessary for accomplishing the mission of Jesus. He was filled with the Holy Spirit and preached the good news and liberated people from the bondage of sin.
2. At baptism we too received the Spirit of God. Again at confirmation we were anointed by the power of the Lord. The Spirit of God should empower us to continue this mission of Jesus.
Thus Jesus invites each and every one of us to grow in faith and become effective witnesses of His good news.
First Reading: Nehemiah 8: 2-6, 8-18
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12: 12-30
Gospel Reading: Luke 11: 1-4, 4: 14-21
* First reading is from the book of Nehemiah. This passage explains to us about what happened after Jews returned from exile in Babylon. The nation had to be rebuilt. Ezra the priest took the task of re-establishing the Jewish religion. He read the book of the law of Moses to the people. Then he made them renew the Covenant with the Lord God.
* Second reading is from the First letter of St. Paul to Corinthians. In this passage Paul explains to the community in Corinth how the human body is united and functions as a single unit. Though the human body is made of many parts,all of them work together for the benefit of the whole body. The Apostle affirms that so it is with the Church. Though it is composed of many members coming from different cultures, backgrounds and empowered with various and different gifts it forms a unity in Christ. He stresses how each one of us must cooperate with others for each one is a necessary member of the Body of Christ.
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me"
Today's Gospel reading is from St. Luke. It has two sections. In the first part the evangelist gives a description about how and why he undertook the task of writing an account of the life and the teachings of Jesus. In the second part we have a description about the beginning of the public ministry of Jesus. Jesus started His public ministry in the synagogue at Nazareth. There He opened the book of the Prophet Isaiah and read the passage relating to His future ministry: that is to preach the good news to the poor, proclaim release to the captives, sight to the blind and liberty to the oppressed.
Jesus then went on to announce that this prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled on that very day. Thus in the Gospel we have the announcement that God's promises are fulfilled in Jesus His Son. The long waiting for the Messiah has come to its fulfillment. That Jesus is in fact the one promised by God. This message of the Gospel first preached in Galilee has to find its fulfillment in and through us.
Hence the following need to be done.
1. God's power is necessary for accomplishing the mission of Jesus. He was filled with the Holy Spirit and preached the good news and liberated people from the bondage of sin.
2. At baptism we too received the Spirit of God. Again at confirmation we were anointed by the power of the Lord. The Spirit of God should empower us to continue this mission of Jesus.
Thus Jesus invites each and every one of us to grow in faith and become effective witnesses of His good news.
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